Where does “मायभास” come from?
मायभास (Konkani) comes from Konkani माय, from Portuguese mãe, from Old Portuguese mãy, from Old Portuguese madre, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
मायभास (Konkani): mother tongue
Ancestry of “मायभास”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Konkani | माय | mother |
| 2 | Portuguese | mãe | mother; One's mother; whence others spawn, are... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mãy | mummy, mother |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | madre | mother |
| 5 | Latin | māter | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |